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NHTSA Campaign 08V622000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Nov 26, 2008 · 18,198 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 18,198 MY 2003-2009 THOMAS BUILT ER, MVP-ER, HDX, AND MVP-EF SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL POWER SWITCH AND MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2002 THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2008. SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS MAY TRIP UNNECESSARILY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER TO THE BUS CHASSIS AND BODY ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

THOMAS BUILT BUS DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SOLID STATE DUAL POWER SWITCH WITH A MECHANICAL CIRCUIT PRODUCTION (MEGA FUSE). THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 1-336-889-4871.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS ER 2003 18,198
THOMAS ER 2004 18,198
THOMAS ER 2005 18,198
THOMAS ER 2006 18,198
THOMAS ER 2007 18,198
THOMAS ER 2008 18,198
THOMAS MVP EF 2008 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2003 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2004 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2005 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2006 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2007 18,198
THOMAS MVP ER 2008 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES ER 2009 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2003 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2004 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2005 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2006 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2007 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2008 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2009 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP EF 2003 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2004 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2005 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2006 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2007 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2009 18,198
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-ER 2009 18,198

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V622000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.